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Ken Block releases Gymkhana SIX: The ultimate grid course

November 10, 2013

How do you push the limits for what can be done behind the wheel of a car? You introduce Gymkhana icon and YouTube sensation Ken Block to Need for Speed. The two renowned racing brands have teamed up to deliver Gymkhana SIX: Ultimate Gymkhana Grid Course, which is live now on NeedforSpeed.com.

In Gymkhana SIX, Block built a real-life playground to showcase the sheer speed, fun and exhilarating action of driving. This means all-new obstacles that help raise the difficulty for Block to master in his Ford Fiesta ST 2013 racing car, including maneuvering around a moving wrecking ball and sliding through narrow doorways cut into the sides of shipping containers. After being appointed racing advisor on the Need for Speed franchise, Block added some video game elements from “Need for Speed: Rivals.” He also executes multiple jumps, drifts around Lamborghini Aventadors and evades the video game-themed Redview County cops on Segways in his own unique style.

“I'm stoked about how Gymkhana SIX has turned out,” said Block. “Obviously we had to go in a different direction this year after conquering San Francisco in Gymkhana FIVE, and the tie-in with Gymkhana GRID for me was a natural direction. GRID really challenges me as a driver, and the course that we've created for this video is an interpretation of what my ultimate GRID course would look like. Hopefully, someday, we can make a course like this a reality for a Gymkhana GRID competition.”

Recognized by ESPN as one of the most influential action sports athletes in the world, Block has reached global fame for his skill and car control and pushed the sport of rally across the line and into the mainstream. The Gymkhana video series has garnered more than 250 million views worldwide.